. >> good afternoon and thank you supervisors my name is mary beth smith i work in san francisco beetle i'm here on behalf of the arts loinsz this is the key tool to making our neighborhoods vital this is the general fund allocation will remain as $11.4 million over the next fiscal years despite the hotel tax revenue it is time more the arts to receive their clear benefit we support of the fund in this year's budget to bring the smaller and mid sized organizations to goal we'll not be asking for anything around a cost of living allocation s so as you're considering priorities i urge you to think about the arts as a key component to the cultural fabric of the neighborhoods and the city. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon and thank you thank you for the opportunity to make that public denim as you consider your recommendations for next year's city budget i'm charles warn deny the chief development offers at the yerba buena gardens artists today oil be speaking on behalf of arts alliance one the pill last year's that upside down the reputations is